Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Russia

Number of intentional homicides in Russia in 2024 — 11,327 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 10. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 46.4%.

2024 11,327 people +14.81% vs 2021
World rank 10of 10
Period maximum 47,870 people1994
Period minimum 9,866 people2021

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Russia, 1990–2024020,00040,00060,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 21,145 people1991: 22,621 people1992: 33,912 people1993: 45,060 people1994: 47,870 people1995: 45,257 people1996: 39,083 people1997: 34,995 people1998: 33,553 people1999: 38,225 people2000: 41,090 people2001: 42,921 people2002: 44,252 people2003: 41,764 people2004: 39,256 people2005: 35,636 people2006: 28,844 people2007: 25,377 people2008: 18,188 people2009: 17,659 people2010: 16,690 people2011: 16,175 people2012: 16,247 people2013: 16,033 people2014: 16,516 people2015: 16,646 people2016: 15,864 people2017: 13,293 people2018: 11,964 people2019: 11,202 people2020: 10,697 people2021: 9,866 people2024: 11,327 people
Change over the period: −9,818 (−46.43%) Average annual rate: -1.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 11,327 people
World 419,927 people
Number of intentional homicides — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11,327
2021 9,866 −831 −7.77%
2020 10,697 −505 −4.51%
2019 11,202 −762 −6.37%
2018 11,964 −1,329 −10%
2017 13,293 −2,571 −16.21%
2016 15,864 −782 −4.7%
2015 16,646 +130 +0.79%
2014 16,516 +483 +3.01%
2013 16,033 −214 −1.32%
2012 16,247 +72 +0.45%
2011 16,175 −515 −3.09%
2010 16,690 −969 −5.49%
2009 17,659 −529 −2.91%
2008 18,188 −7,189 −28.33%
2007 25,377 −3,467 −12.02%
2006 28,844 −6,792 −19.06%
2005 35,636 −3,620 −9.22%
2004 39,256 −2,508 −6.01%
2003 41,764 −2,488 −5.62%
2002 44,252 +1,331 +3.1%
2001 42,921 +1,831 +4.46%
2000 41,090 +2,865 +7.5%
1999 38,225 +4,672 +13.92%
1998 33,553 −1,442 −4.12%
1997 34,995 −4,088 −10.46%
1996 39,083 −6,174 −13.64%
1995 45,257 −2,613 −5.46%
1994 47,870 +2,810 +6.24%
1993 45,060 +11,148 +32.87%
1992 33,912 +11,291 +49.91%
1991 22,621 +1,476 +6.98%
1990 21,145

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 213 RU Russia 11,327

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.